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An Aldi grocery store is planned in north Peoria, as part of a new development on Lake Pleasant Parkway near Happy Valley Road that will include retail shops, restaurant and residential options. The store is expected to open in late 2019 or early 2020. Read the entire article here.

Arizona’s first Aldi grocery store is set to open in Buckeye in 2019. Last year, the German company announced plans to open more stores in the U.S., including several possible locations across the valley. “The Buckeye store is expected to open along with other businesses in an upcoming commercial corner off Interstate 10, at the intersection of Yuma and…

Scottsdale City Council has approved a text amendment to a planned shared development overlay that would allow for condominium and timeshare ownership within a north Scottsdale district. This affects several planned shared developments in the city, most notably La Via, the new mixed-used development at 16001 N. Scottsdale Road. Read more here.

Congratulations to Jason Donkersley and Wendy Riddell, who were both named in Arizona Business Magazine’s Top 100 Laywers in AZ feature this year. Find Jason on page 52, and Wendy on page 64. Read the March issue here.

Valley Partnership, the valley’s premier advocacy group for responsible development, is hosting a breakfast panel event on Friday, February 16th, with experts in the field of commercial real estate and development. The panel will discuss and answer questions about speculative development in downtown Phoenix. Wendy Riddell will moderate the panel. Find out how to RSVP…

In the January/February edition of AZRE Magazine, Berry Riddell was recognized as one of the companies to watch this year in the article, “2018 Annual Outlook.” The zoning and land use firm is working on game-changing developments across the Valley, which most recently included securing multifamily entitlements at the base of South Mountain for Grayhawk…

PV Hotel Venture SPE LLC, presented by local zoning attorney John Berry, sought the zoning change to increase the marketability of the parcel, and allow for future restaurant or retail uses. On Dec. 5 Scottsdale City Council approved on consent a non-major amendment to change a 2.6-acre site’s land use designation from resort/tourism to neighborhood commercial;…

“Phoenix Rescue Mission, a charitable organization serving the homeless, is planning to expand its men’s facility in southwest Phoenix. But some of its business neighbors are fighting the proposal, saying it’s bad for the neighborhood. Mission officials look to the expansion as a means to help more people, which they believe could in turn decrease…

Asteria Highlands is the international real estate firm’s first single-family residential project in Arizona. John Berry presented the project the Scottsdale City Council, receiving approval for the rezoning request. Construction begins in 2018. Read the entire article here.

“The Scottsdale City Council gave final approval Tuesday night to zoning changes that will allow for a major expansion of the Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall. The 5–2 vote just after 8 p.m. will allow the mall’s developer, Macerich, to add high-rise towers, offices and a hotel up to five stories above the existing height of the shopping…

“Arizona cities have long used tax breaks to encourage business and real estate development. Many of these have been foolish. But when used properly, they have given taxpayers more than their money’s worth. In Tempe, where I served as mayor and a council member for more than 12 years, many such arrangements have brought great…